'Be really slow on letting the clutch out on the last downshift'= keep
the clutch in. (grin)
Oh, and the high idle is also a good help - reduces engine braking.
Randy Grein
On May 11, 2011, at 3:43 PM, Aaron Turner wrote:
> Interesting... I know a number of people (Jason Pridmore for example)
> who say "get your down shifts done as early as possible". Key thing
> was to be really slow on letting out the clutch on the last downshift.
>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOax2ftgbNU>> +1 on the 3500rpm idle... has helped me a fair bit IMHO.
>>> On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 3:37 PM, <pattonme at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Brake first, shift later. I'm halfway thru braking before I even
>> pull the clutch and by then rpms are down around 6k. Do the down
>> shifts and then feed the motor in. It helps if your idle is set to
>> say 3500rpm and you've practiced throttle control such that when
>> you are shifting the gas is left cracked. That way the rpm isn't
>> far off.
>>>> Basically the keith code method.
>> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>>>>>>>> --
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